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1. (adj.) third
next after the second; being the ordinal number for three.
2. third
being one of three equal parts.
3. third
pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is next greater than that of second gear.
4. third
graded or ranked one level below the second:
third mate.
5. (n.) third
a third part, esp. of one (?).
6. third
the third member of a series.
7. third
third gear.
8. third
a person or thing next after second in rank or precedence.
9. third
a musical interval encompassing three diatonic degrees.
10. third
a tone at this interval.
11. third
the harmonic combination of two tones a third apart.
12. third
Usu., thirds. a product or goods below second quality.
13. (adv.) third
in the third place; thirdly.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME thirde, OE (north) thirda, var. of thridda, c. OFris thredda, OS
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1. (noun) one-third, third, tierce
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
"it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
2. (noun) third base, third
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
"he is playing third"
3. (noun) third
following the second position in an ordering or series
"a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
4. (noun) third
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
"a simple harmony written in major thirds"
5. (noun) third gear, third
the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
"you shouldn't try to start in third gear"
6. (adj) third base, third
the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
"he was cut down on a close play at third"
7. (adverb) third, 3rd, tertiary
coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
8. (adverb) third, thirdly
in the third place
"third we must consider unemployment"
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1. third
in the number 3 position
That's the third time they've called.; He was third in line.
2. third
one of three equal parts
a circular chart divided into thirds
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1. (adj) third
next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day
2. (adj) third
constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the third part of a day
3. (noun) third
the quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided
4. (noun) third
the sixtieth part of a second of time
5. (noun) third
the third tone of the scale; the mediant
6. (noun) third
the third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life
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Sense: one of three equal parts.
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 Afrikaans: derde |
 Arabic: ثالِث |
 Bulgarian: третина |
 Brazilian: terço |
 Czech: třetina |
 German: das Drittel |
 Danish: tredjedel |
 Greek: τρίτο |
 Spanish: tercio |
 Estonian: kolmandik |
 Farsi: یک سوم |
 Finnish: kolmasosa |
 French: tiers |
 Hebrew: שְׁלִיש |
 Hindi: तीसरा |
 Croatian: trećina |
 Hungarian: harmad |
 Indonesian: sepertiga |
 Icelandic: þriðjungur |
 Italian: terzo |
 Japanese: ３分の１ |
 Korean: 3분의1 |
 Lithuanian: trečdalis |
 Latvian: trešdaļa |
 Malay: satu pertiga |
 Dutch: derde |
 Norwegian: tredjedel |
 Polish: trzecia |
 Portuguese: terço |
 Romanian: treime |
 Russian: третья часть |
 Slovak: tretina |
 Slovenian: tretjina |
 Serbian: trećina |
 Swedish: tredjedel |
 Thai: เศษหนึ่งส่วนสาม |
 Turkish: üçte biri; 1/3 |
 Taiwanese: 三分之一 |
 Ukrainian: третина, третя частина |
 Urdu: تيسرا حصہ، تہائي |
 Vietnamese: một phần ba |
 Chinese: 三分之一 |
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